Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-25
Local News.

being rapidly pushed forward.
The Gazette says that two wagon
loads of lead ore have been taken
from the mines recently discovered
near Monroe.
The La Crosse county asylum for
the chronic insane will be ready for
occupancy about January lst and will
cost $4,000.
The Temple quartette company, of
Boston, will give an entertainment at
the city hall, Platteville, Tuesday, eve
ming. Nov. %, 1887.
The next meeting of the Mineral
Point branch of the w. c. T. U, will
be held in the lecture room of the M. Z.
church on Tuesday evening, Nov. %,
1887.
The annual meeting of the fair
association will be held at the City
hall on Saturday afternoon, commenc-
ing at o'clock. Let all members
attend.
The Methodist church in Madison,
which has been in process of erection
for the past ten years, was formally
dedicated on Sunday. The building
cost $4,000.
Thomas Brew, living four miles
west of BIanchardville, on the Mineral
Point and Blanchardville road, will
hold an auction sale of personal prop
erty on Tuesday next.
The superintendent and conductors
of Farmers institutes are making ar.
rangements for the organization of a
farmers club at every locality where
an institute is held this season.
In the assessment rolls of Grant
county, it appears that no watches are
owned in the towns of Castle Rock,
Little Grant, Marion and Paris, and
that one 81 watch only is owned in
jamestown.
Shepard & Reynolds arc making
further improvements on their marble
works and grounds surrounding. A
large crane for loading and unloading
stones and mounm ents in now in
course of construction.
Considerable reading matter and
several advertisements have been
crowded out of The Democrat this
week to make room for lengthy
installment of the proceedings of the
county board of supervisors.
Hon. T. C. Richmond, of Madison,
will lecture at the City Hall on Mon
day evening, Nov. %, 1887, under the
auspice or the Mineral Point branch of
the w. C. 7. U. The lecture will be
bipartisan. Admission, free.
y. l.. Cummings has bought out
his partner ID. W. Scott in the public
alton of The Galena Press. NJ. Cum
mings is a sound democrat and an able
writer and will dobtless continue to
make The Press a vigorous. newsy
journal.
The Supervisors of Grant county
on Friday voted to relieve Thomas
McMahon, formerly county treasurer,
of responsibility for the loss of about
$4,000 which was deposited in the
Hodges bank of Platteville, which
failed some years ago.
W. Ii. Clark, of the town of Mineral
Point, who was taken down in this
city about two weeks ago with a severe
attack of sciatica, was removed to the
home of his parents Mr.. and Mrs John
G. Clark, at Lancaster, on Monday
Col. Clark and DR.. J. H. Vivian took
him from this city in bus to Dodge
vile, whence they took him to Ian
caster by railway.
For some time past there has been a
great deal said in praise of the ed
ucational advantages of some of the
towns around us, and the only ex,
PLANTATION of their progress seems to be
that the people of those towns are
alive % their interests in this direction
and are fully improving every oppor
tunity to better their schools. Now the
reason for the lack of interest dis
played by our people in educational
matters is not that Mineral Pointer.
are slow, poky and old fashioned. No
the latest fashions are readily discussed
the last ball game is fully understood
the the latest gossip is eagerly and mi
nutely talked about. We believe tina
in this city there is enough intelligenc,
and good sense to turn this surplus
energy into some good channel b,
which the youth and others may b.
benefited. For instance. can we no
form literary club or clubs, and $,
draw the attention of many to what i
now given very little attention. Il
this way would not the workers il
, the school room become more enthusi
astic in their work if they could Sc
those outside devoting a portion o
their time to something more elevatin
than small talk and gossip. Can no
some one take the lead in this mattel
= We think he would find many willin
a helpers who are only waiting for som
one to take the first step.